San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-04-26
CITY COUNCIL.

A Very Dull, Routine Gallagher
Gets a $4,000 Colored school-Bel- o
KNAPP AFTER a Maverick, on
Iron-Clads.
The members OF the city council were
all in their seats yesterday afternoon
with charming promptness, and the
mayor WIS also on time. There were
only two or three spectators present in
the auditorium. Recorder Adam,
Deputy City Attorney w. w.
Walling, city engineer, marshal aud
street commissioner were present. After
the reading Of the minutes BY the clerk,
they were adopted and the mayor took
up the following petitions and
memorials from the people:
John Adams, for permission to lay
culvert drain on Peach street. Referred
to ditch committee.
Wagner & Chabot to erect q lamp post
on Commerce street. Gas and water
committee.
Citizens for free hydrant on Durango
and Salado streets. Gas and water com-
mittee.
Mrs. NJ. A. Adams, for reduction of
assessment. Assessment committee.
street Commissioner Campbell was
granted leave OF absence to 20 with his
company, San Antonio Rifles, TO Wash
ingtOn.
The opinion OF the city attorney on
the opening Of Mill street at the Gries-
enbeck property was adopted.
The ordinance governing electric light
| companies. prepared by the CITY attor-
ney was submitted, but not read. 1t
was passed to its second reading and or
| dered printed one time. Ii 10 printed rs
| follows:
Be it ordained by the city council OF
| the city OF San AntOniO:-
Section |. All persons and corpora
| tons are hereby granted the right and
privilege of erecting and maintaining all
| necessary poles for the carrying OF cleo
| trio wires for the distribution or cleo
| tricity for lighting and power purposes
within this city, for and during such
term as may be fixed by the city coun-
| Gil.
Section 2. All such persons or GOrpO-
ratiOns shall keep and maintain all such
wires properly insulated, and shall erect
ali such poles in accordance with the or
dinauces now in force, or that may here
after be enacted. governing the erection
| of telegraph, telephone and electric
light poles and wires.
Section 3. Any failure, refusal or neg
lect on the part Of any such persons or
| corporations TO observe this ordinance,
or those which have been or may here
| after be enacted, or any OF it's terms, or
conditions, shall work forfeiture of all
the rights and privileges granted 10
them; and such forfeiture shall be de-
Clared by ordinance, and upon said last
mentioned ordinance going into effect,
all rights. privileges and franchises here
In granted to any such person or corpO-
ration, shall be AT once thereby termin-
ated, and forever ended.
Section 4. Any person or corporation
OF persons desiring TO establish any
plant for electric-lighting or power pur-
poses within this city, shall first obtain
permit so TO do from the city council,
and all permits 50 granted, shall be null
and void, unless within sixty (6O) days
from the granting thereof, such persons
or corporation shall file with the city
clerk penal bond, with two or more
good aud sufficient securities, In the
sum OF five thousand dollars (5,OOO), to
be approved by the mayor; and cOndi.
toned that the said persons or corpora
ton will comply with all the conditions
of this ordinance, and with all the laws
and ordinances now in force, or that
may be hereafter enacted, in relation TO
obstructing streets and alleys, keeping
open pdbbhSC dN anu llbANItih5 lhC
same when exposed; maintaining sig
nails, and the erection and maintenance
Of electric light poles ana wires, and
will indemnify and save harmless the
city Of San Antonio from all suits and
actions of every Kind aud description,
brought agaInst the said city for, or on
account Of any injuries or damages re-
csiyed or sustained by any party or cor
pUratiOn, or their servants or agents, In
the use of any Of the streets, alleys, or
public places; or by, or in consequence
of any negligence in guarding or Oper-
ating their works. Said bond shall be
renewed from time TO time, whenever
the mayor OF said CITY of San Antonio
shall require the came to be done.
Section No. 8. That said permit shall
not be transferable without permission
OF the city council of the city of San An
tonic.
The report of the board of health was
adopted and $500 were appropriated TO
print copies of the annual report of the
city physician.
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Reported as follows: Communication
from Ed. BrRden in regard 10 his street
work was read.
UnfavOrably on the proposition to
heat the new hospital at a cost of $500.
UnfavOrably on the resolution to levy
special tax for COlOred schools.
UnfavOrably on resolution to apprO-
pirate $4,000 for cOlOTed school on west
side, but recommending $1,000 be ap-
prOpriated for this purpose. Adopted.
This will make $4,000 now on hand for
this building.
Reports of city clerk for February,
treasurer for March, collector for March
and February, were correct and ordered
filed.
Resolution recommending $500 be ap-
prOpriated for furnishing the mayors
Office was reported upon faVOrably.
Streets and Bridges COmmittee-Re-
commended that II. Bossett be allowed
to construct culvert from AlaZan ditch
on FriO street. Adopted.
Petition to open Nebraska street was
rejected.
Dakota street and part Of Santa Clara
street were ordered graveled, and $500
were appropriated.
Belknap asked what constituted an
irOn-clad building. The mayor said they
had no ordinance defining one. Belknap
called attention to building now gOing
up on the east side of Avenue d, by one
Of the Mavericks, which was
shed, made out of scrap lumber and COW
cred with old tin oil cans, flattened out.
He said ii was a disgrace and dangerous
in the extreme. The mayor said the
owner had no right to erect such a
building. Tin could not be called an
iron clad substance. Smye said tin was
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